Cornelius de Wassenaer

Cornelius de Wassenaer was an explorer of the United Provinces.

Biography
Cornelius de Wassenaer was born in Zeeland in the United Provinces, and he became an explorer for the House of Orange. Wassenaer arrived in the Caribbean with the Dutch West Indies Company and colonized Nieuw Kapelle in 1654, establishing a bank, market, and several log houses. However, England sent a force of soldiers and pirates to sack the settlement, and Wassenaer was fortunate to survive. However, he was forced to surrender to the English, and the settlement was abandoned.